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GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, November 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Polyganics, an independent biomedical company, has won the High Growth Award 2012. The High Growth Award is a prize for Dutch companies that combine growth, both in quality and quantity, with a clear vision of the future. Polyganics effectively proves that entrepreneurship and innovation continue to bear fruit, even in the current economic climate. Groundbreaking contribution to health care Polyganics...

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Newlight Technologies (www.newlight.com) announced today it has added Jim Lunt, one of the world's leading experts in biopolymer commercial development, to its team as Vice President of Product Development. Lunt's primary role will be to drive sales of Newlight's high-performance, sustainable, cost-effective Airflex(TM) resins in key plastics markets. Prior to Newlight, Lunt served as the first head of product development for...

WORCESTER, Mass., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ThermoEnergy Corporation (OTCBB: TMEN), a diversified technologies company engaged in the development and sale of patented and/or proprietary wastewater treatment solutions and power generation technologies in global markets, today announced revenue increased 70% to $2.0 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2012 and 57% to $5.6 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012. (Logo:...

WORCESTER, Mass., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ThermoEnergy Corporation (OTCBB: TMEN), an industry leader in wastewater recovery and emissions-free power generation technologies, announced today that Cary Bullock, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Ted Klowan, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call on November 14, 2012. During the call, management will present the company's third quarter 2012 results, and discuss the company's strategy and progress in penetrating...

Green Dot, a new bioscience social enterprise, has developed a compostable elastomeric bioplastic that is a superior alternative to petroleum based packaging material. Green Dot is introducing this pioneering new bioplastic to manufacturers at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago October 28-31. Cottonwood Falls, Kansas (PRWEB) October 24, 2012 Packaging material should not last longer than the product inside. Unfortunately, petroleum based plastic packaging will last forever. Even when recycled,...

PHOENIX and TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearEnergySystems, Inc. (CES), an innovator in mobile and distributed power generation systems, is pleased to announce that it has signed a master distribution agreement with Toronto-based GasGen Canada, Ltd. Under terms of the agreement, GasGen will market, distribute and service CES power generation products throughout Canada. The agreement represents the second master distributor relationship CES has concluded within the last 30...

EVEN YEHUDA, Israel, October 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Sphere Corp. (OTCBB: BLSP) (the "Company" or "Blue Sphere"), a company in the Cleantech and Waste to Energy sectors as a project integrator, is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive project agreement to implement two waste to energy projects - a 5.2 MW plant in North Carolina and a 3.2 MW plant in Rhode Island. The total revenue from these projects is projected at $150,000,000 over the next 15 years....

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Newlight Technologies (www.newlight.com) announced today the addition of 100,000-pounds per year in new production capacity on the company's advanced-generation gas-to-plastic production line, which converts air and greenhouse gases into high-performance bioplastics that can significantly out-compete oil-based plastics on price. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121011/LA91156) Newlight's expanded line is fully operational,...

Green Dot is introducing the market’s first rubber-like compostable bioplastic to toy industry at the ABC Kids Expo to be held in Louisville Kentucky on October 14-17, 2012. Cottonwood Falls, Kansas (PRWEB) October 10, 2012 Green Dot is introducing the market’s first rubber-like compostable bioplastic to toy industry at the ABC Kids Expo to be held in Louisville Kentucky on October 14-17, 2012. Toy industry leaders are seeking safer, more sustainable materials for their products....

ALBANY, New York, October 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New Market Research Report Added in MarketResearchReports.Biz Reports Database Synthetic And Bio-Based Biodegradable Plastics - Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Applications, Share, Growth And Forecast, 2011 - 2018 [http://www.marketresearchreports.biz/analysis/132089 ] This report is an effort to identify factors, which will be the driving force behind the synthetic & bio-based biodegradable plastics market...